Scribe America Outpatient Terms with
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-ectomy - Answer -surgical removal
-itis - Answer -inflammation
-scopy - Answer -viewing with a scope
02 sat - Answer -oxygen saturation
A fib - Answer -atrial fibrillation
A/P - Answer -assessment and plan
Abd - Answer -abdomen, abdominal
Abrasion - Answer -scrape of skin due to something abrasive
Abscess - Answer -Collection of pus underneath the skin
Abx - Answer -antibiotics
Acute - Answer -new, rapid onset and of concern
Afebrile - Answer -Without fever
Anterior - Answer -Located towards the front of body
Antipyretic - Answer -fever reducing drug/med
AOM - Answer -acute otitis media (new ear infection)
Appendicitis - Answer -Dangerous infection of the appendix
ASA - Answer -acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
Auscultation - Answer -Listening to sounds arising within organs
Benign - Answer -Normal, no danger to health
BID - Answer -2x daily
Bilat LE - Answer -Bilateral lower extremities
BM - Answer -bowel movement
BP - Answer -blood pressure
, Bradycardia - Answer -Slow HR
Bronchiolitis - Answer -Infection of the bronchioles
Bronchitis - Answer -infection of the bronchi
c - Answer -with
c-section - Answer -caesarean section
C-spine - Answer -cervical spine
c/o - Answer -complaints of
CA - Answer -cancer, carcinoma
CABG - Answer -coronary artery bypass graft
CAD - Answer -coronary artery disease
CAT/CT - Answer -computerized assisted tomography
Catheter - Answer -Tube inserted into vessel or body cavity to permit injection or withdrawal of
fluids or to keep a passage open
CBC - Answer -complete blood count
Cellulitis - Answer -infection of skin cells
CHF - Answer -congestive heart failure
Chronic - Answer -long-standing, constant
Conjunctivitis - Answer -infection of outer layer of eye
COPD - Answer -chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CP - Answer -chest pain
CRF - Answer -chronic renal failure
CTA - Answer -clear to auscultation
CV - Answer -cardiovascular
CVA - Answer -cerebrovascular accident
CXR - Answer -chest x-ray
Dialysis - Answer -Process of removing waste from the blood for ppl w renal failure
Diaphoresis - Answer -Sweating
Correct Meaning Guaranteed Pass
-ectomy - Answer -surgical removal
-itis - Answer -inflammation
-scopy - Answer -viewing with a scope
02 sat - Answer -oxygen saturation
A fib - Answer -atrial fibrillation
A/P - Answer -assessment and plan
Abd - Answer -abdomen, abdominal
Abrasion - Answer -scrape of skin due to something abrasive
Abscess - Answer -Collection of pus underneath the skin
Abx - Answer -antibiotics
Acute - Answer -new, rapid onset and of concern
Afebrile - Answer -Without fever
Anterior - Answer -Located towards the front of body
Antipyretic - Answer -fever reducing drug/med
AOM - Answer -acute otitis media (new ear infection)
Appendicitis - Answer -Dangerous infection of the appendix
ASA - Answer -acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
Auscultation - Answer -Listening to sounds arising within organs
Benign - Answer -Normal, no danger to health
BID - Answer -2x daily
Bilat LE - Answer -Bilateral lower extremities
BM - Answer -bowel movement
BP - Answer -blood pressure
, Bradycardia - Answer -Slow HR
Bronchiolitis - Answer -Infection of the bronchioles
Bronchitis - Answer -infection of the bronchi
c - Answer -with
c-section - Answer -caesarean section
C-spine - Answer -cervical spine
c/o - Answer -complaints of
CA - Answer -cancer, carcinoma
CABG - Answer -coronary artery bypass graft
CAD - Answer -coronary artery disease
CAT/CT - Answer -computerized assisted tomography
Catheter - Answer -Tube inserted into vessel or body cavity to permit injection or withdrawal of
fluids or to keep a passage open
CBC - Answer -complete blood count
Cellulitis - Answer -infection of skin cells
CHF - Answer -congestive heart failure
Chronic - Answer -long-standing, constant
Conjunctivitis - Answer -infection of outer layer of eye
COPD - Answer -chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CP - Answer -chest pain
CRF - Answer -chronic renal failure
CTA - Answer -clear to auscultation
CV - Answer -cardiovascular
CVA - Answer -cerebrovascular accident
CXR - Answer -chest x-ray
Dialysis - Answer -Process of removing waste from the blood for ppl w renal failure
Diaphoresis - Answer -Sweating
